Bill Toulas
Author Bio
Bill Toulas is a tech writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications, covering open-source, Linux, malware, data breach incidents, and hacks.
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Former AT&T customers get $6.3 million in data throttling refunds
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending out $6,300,000 in partial refunds to 267,000 former AT&T Wireless customers as part of a data throttling settlement in 2019.
- April 12, 2024
- 11:56 AM
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Palo Alto Networks warns of PAN-OS firewall zero-day used in attacks
Today, Palo Alto Networks warns that an unpatched critical command injection vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall is being actively exploited in attacks.
- April 12, 2024
- 09:28 AM
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CISA makes its "Malware Next-Gen" analysis system publicly available
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of "Malware Next-Gen," now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA.
- April 11, 2024
- 06:27 PM
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Optics giant Hoya hit with $10 million ransomware demand
A recent cyberattack on Hoya Corporation was conducted by the 'Hunters International' ransomware operation, which demanded a $10 million ransom for a file decryptor and not to release files stolen during the attack.
- April 11, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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Intel and Lenovo servers impacted by 6-year-old BMC flaw
An almost 6-year-old vulnerability in the Lighttpd web server used in Baseboard Management Controllers has been overlooked by many device vendors, including Intel and Lenovo.
- April 11, 2024
- 12:50 PM
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Apple: Mercenary spyware attacks target iPhone users in 92 countries
Apple has been notifying iPhone users in 92 countries about a "mercenary spyware attack" attempting to remotely compromise their device.
- April 11, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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DuckDuckGo launches a premium Privacy Pro VPN service
DuckDuckGo has launched a new paid-for 3-in-1 subscription service called 'Privacy Pro,' which includes a virtual private network (VPN), a personal data removal service, and an identity theft restoration solution.
- April 11, 2024
- 08:00 AM
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Google Workspace rolls out multi-admin approval feature for risky changes
Google is rolling out a new Workspace feature that requires multiple admins to approve high-risk setting changes to prevent unauthorized or accidental modifications that could reduce security.
- April 10, 2024
- 03:13 PM
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New Spectre v2 attack impacts Linux systems on Intel CPUs
Researchers have demonstrated the "first native Spectre v2 exploit" for a new speculative execution side-channel flaw that impacts Linux systems running on many modern Intel processors.
- April 10, 2024
- 01:19 PM
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AT&T now says data breach impacted 51 million customers
AT&T is notifying 51 million former and current customers, warning them of a data breach that exposed their personal information on a hacking forum. However, the company has still not disclosed how the data was obtained.
- April 10, 2024
- 10:18 AM
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Malicious Visual Studio projects on GitHub push Keyzetsu malware
Threat actors are abusing GitHub automation features and malicious Visual Studio projects to push a new variant of the "Keyzetsu" clipboard-hijacking malware and steal cryptocurrency payments.
- April 10, 2024
- 07:00 AM
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RUBYCARP hackers linked to 10-year-old cryptomining botnet
A Romanian botnet group named 'RUBYCARP' is leveraging known vulnerabilities and performing brute force attacks to breach corporate networks and compromise servers for financial gain.
- April 09, 2024
- 11:30 AM
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New SharePoint flaws help hackers evade detection when stealing files
Researchers have discovered two techniques that could enable attackers to bypass audit logs or generate less severe entries when downloading files from SharePoint.
- April 09, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Over 90,000 LG Smart TVs may be exposed to remote attacks
Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered four vulnerabilities impacting multiple versions of WebOS, the operating system used in LG smart TVs.
- April 09, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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Hackers deploy crypto drainers on thousands of WordPress sites
Almost 2,000 hacked WordPress sites now display fake NFT and discount pop-ups to trick visitors into connecting their wallets to crypto drainers that automatically steal funds.
- April 08, 2024
- 02:22 PM
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